Utilizing Key Statistics as a Kind of Urban Spatial Information

Abstract

The statistical survey is one of the data sources with long history, huge accumulation, and high reliability. However, usage of the databases is often limited to the policy making on national level, while regional/municipal governments and other private organizations are not often aware of the existence. This paper focuses on the 53 kinds of "Key statistics" conducted by the Japanese government, summarizes the properties respectively, and examines the possibility of usage from the view of constructing urban information systems.